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17 Abraham bowed his face to the ground to show he respected God. But he laughed and said to himself, “I am 100 years old. I cannot have a son, and Sarah is 90 years old. She cannot have a child.”

18 Then Abraham said to God, “I hope Ishmael will live and serve you.”

19 God said, “No, I said that your wife Sarah will have a son. You will name him Isaac.[a] I will make my agreement with him that will continue forever with all his descendants.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 17:19 Isaac This name means “he laughs” or “he is happy.”

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